Hoover and the Gang

A close call with the engine screws (again) forced us to stop at this tiny town on the way to Bogota, where Hoover the mechanic and his friends kept us smiling. He told us that his mother liked the brand's vacuum cleaners so much that she decided to name him after it. The craziest thing is that we were told that in that tiny town of 400 people there were 5 others more with same wacky name!

Come to Colombia!

July 29th 2007
Colombia was one big surprise. After hearing all the terrible, horrifying stories about Colombia from the Venezuelans and Brazilians, we prepared ourselves to drive through Colombia in as little time as possible. We were pretty excited to leave Venezuela and Chavez behind, but were also worried about what would happen to us in this country that has such a bad name, and which is so full of crimi ... read more

South America » Colombia » Pasto

Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more

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